Tuesday, March 28, 2017

You can now call your elected officials through Facebook | March 27, 2017

Activism | Social Media | Politics

Since the election in November, U.S. lawmakers have received a deluge of phone calls from
Americans weighing in on the GOP's congressional agenda. Now,
those floodwaters may rise even higher as Facebook rolls out new tools
making it easier for users to contact their representatives. The tools,
which were being beta-tested but went live to all Facebook users Monday,
could lead to a lot more calls from constituents who are pleading to be heard.

One
of Facebook's new tools, Town Hall, allows you to find out who your
local, state and federal representatives are. You can get to it by
visiting facebook.com/townhall, by looking under the "Explore" section of your News Feedon a desktop, or by looking in the menu of your Facebook app on your phone. Read more...